On the structure of just infinite profinite groups.

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2010.07.034zbMATH Open1213.20027arXiv0906.1771OpenAlexW2024126864MaRDI QIDQ618247FDOQ618247

Authors: Colin D. Reid 

Publication date: 14 January 2011

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A profinite group $G$ is just infinite if every closed normal subgroup of $G$ is of finite index. We prove that an infinite profinite group is just infinite if and only if, for every open subgroup $H$ of $G$, there are only finitely many open normal subgroups of $G$ not contained in $H$. This extends a result recently established by Barnea, Gavioli, Jaikin-Zapirain, Monti and Scoppola, who proved the same characterisation in the case of pro-$p$ groups. We also use this result to establish a number of features of the general structure of profinite groups with regard to the just infinite property.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.1771

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zbMATH Keywords

profinite groupssubgroups of finite indexjust infinite groupsopen normal subgroups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Subgroup theorems; subgroup growth (20E07)

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